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Continuing Limits On Un Intervention In Civil War, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Continuing Limits On Un Intervention In Civil War, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


Soviet Prisoners In The Afghan Conflict, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Soviet Prisoners In The Afghan Conflict, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

Beginning in 2002, lawyers for the Bush Administration began producing the now infamous legal memoranda on the subject of interrogation. The memoranda advise interrogators that they can torture people without fear of prosecution in connection with the so-called global war on terror. Much has been and will be written about the expedient and erroneous legal analysis of the memos. One issue at risk of being overlooked, however, because the memos emphasize torture, is that the United States must respect limits far short of torture in the conduct of interrogations. The United States may not use any form of coercion against …


The Ban On The Bomb – And Bombing: Iran, The U.S., And The International Law Of Self-Defense, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

The Ban On The Bomb – And Bombing: Iran, The U.S., And The International Law Of Self-Defense, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

Since the March 2003, U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, rumors have persisted of a United States plan to attack Iran. Some U.S. officials are apparently willing to contemplate the use of military force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Under international law, however, there is no right without Security Council authorization to use significant military force on the territory of another state to stop nuclear research. Knowing this, alternative arguments are being floated by those sympathetic to the plan to attack Iran. One such argument asserts that the U.S. could attack Iran on the basis of collective self-defense with Iraq …


The End Of Legitimacy, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

The End Of Legitimacy, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


Regulating The Use Of Force In The 21st Century: The Continuing Importance Of State Autonomy, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Regulating The Use Of Force In The 21st Century: The Continuing Importance Of State Autonomy, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


When Is A War Not A War? The Myth Of The Global War On Terror, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

When Is A War Not A War? The Myth Of The Global War On Terror, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

It is essential to correctly classify situations in the world as ones of war or peace: human lives depend on the distinction, but so do liberty, property, and the integrity of the natural environment. President Bush's war on terror finds war where suspected members of al Qaeda are found. By contrast, war under international law exists where hostilities are on-going. To the extent there is ambiguity, the United States should err on the side of pursuing terrorists within the peacetime criminal law enforcement paradigm, not a wartime one. Not only does the criminal law better protect important human rights and …


Preserving The Peace: The Continuing Ban On War Between States, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Preserving The Peace: The Continuing Ban On War Between States, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

The history of international law is, in large part, about the development of restraints on states' right to resort to force in dealing with external conflicts. Today, states may use force only in self-defense to an armed attack or with Security Council authorization. Even in these cases, states may use force only as a last resort, and then only if doing so will not disproportionately harm civilians, their property, or the natural environment. These rules restricting force are found in treaties (especially the United Nations Charter), customary international law, and the general principles of international law. In other words, the …


Beyond Wealth: Stories Of Art, War, And Greed, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Beyond Wealth: Stories Of Art, War, And Greed, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

The article tells three stories of great art and priceless antiquities: one about early Christian mosaics from Cyprus, another about five paintings by the Viennese master, Gustav Klimt, and the third about an ancient statute of a Sumerian king from Iraq. All three stories discuss the international law protecting cultural heritage in time of war and occupation. They all tell of individuals pursuing extraordinary profits from the sale of the objects despite the international law that, properly applied, should have protected them from damage and kept them all in places of public display.The article also tells how in each case …


Iraq: One Year Later, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Iraq: One Year Later, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


The Prospects For Enforcing Monetary Judgments Of The International Court Of Justice: A Study Of Nicaragua's Judgment Against The United States, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

The Prospects For Enforcing Monetary Judgments Of The International Court Of Justice: A Study Of Nicaragua's Judgment Against The United States, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


Enforcement And The Success Of International Environmental Law, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Enforcement And The Success Of International Environmental Law, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

Professor O'Connell discusses the traditional methods used for international law "enforcement," and she argues that international law is generally obeyed. Its enforcement is based primarily on compliance, not enforcement. Accordingly, the author argues against using international enforcement mechanisms to enforce international environmental law. Instead, she posits that domestic courts should be used for international environmental law enforcement; however, certain obstacles, such as sovereign immunity, the doctrine of standing, and the principle of forum non conveniens, must be overcome. Professor O'Connell argues that it may be possible to overcome many of these court-made obstacles to enforcing international law through domestic courts. …


Reviewing Charlotte Ku And Harold Jacobson (Eds.), Democratic Accountability And The Use Of Force In International Law, Russell A. Miller Nov 2013

Reviewing Charlotte Ku And Harold Jacobson (Eds.), Democratic Accountability And The Use Of Force In International Law, Russell A. Miller

Russell A. Miller

None available.


Reviewing Tom Farer, Confronting Global Terrorism And American Neoconservatives: The Framework Of A Grand Strategy, Russell A. Miller Nov 2013

Reviewing Tom Farer, Confronting Global Terrorism And American Neoconservatives: The Framework Of A Grand Strategy, Russell A. Miller

Russell A. Miller

None available.


Reviewing José E. Alvarez, The Public International Law Regime Governing International Investment, Susan Franck Nov 2013

Reviewing José E. Alvarez, The Public International Law Regime Governing International Investment, Susan Franck

Susan D. Franck

None available.


The Tragedy Of Hong Kong, Richard Klein Nov 2013

The Tragedy Of Hong Kong, Richard Klein

Richard Daniel Klein

While the world watched the fireworks and celebrations occurring in Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, a far sadder event was, in fact, unfolding. The people of Hong Kong, most of whom had originally fled from China -- the country which was now taking over -- have simply never experienced the basic human right of self-determination. Rule was shifting from a colonial power which had denied the people of Hong Kong their basic human rights for virtually all of its 155-year administration, to a country which, immediately upon assuming sovereignty, made it clear that democracy would remain but a dream.


The World’S Youngest Political Prisoner, Richard Klein Nov 2013

The World’S Youngest Political Prisoner, Richard Klein

Richard Daniel Klein

Every participant at an international human rights conference in June 1998 received a small pamphlet published by Tibetan supporters of Tibetan Buddhism's highest-ranking figure, the Dalai Lama. Entitled "The World's Youngest Political Prisoner," the pamphlet makes a plea for support for a young boy, now nine years old, who the Chinese government has allegedly kidnapped and detained. The Dalai Lama, who has been living in exile for forty years, claims the boy is the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second holiest individual in Tibetan Buddhism. This battle over the identification of the reincarnation of a holy man is …


Kosovo's War Victims: Civil Compensation Or Criminal Justice For Indentity Elimination?, Irene Scharf Nov 2013

Kosovo's War Victims: Civil Compensation Or Criminal Justice For Indentity Elimination?, Irene Scharf

Irene Scharf

This Article is presented in three Parts. The first Part examines the likelihood that the displaced war victims could receive some type of civil compensation for their losses through the local courts in Yugoslavia. Part II scrutinizes the basic international human rights doctrines and systems of enforcement to determine whether they may offer remedies for the victims of identity elimination. Part III explores the likelihood that, through the Yugoslav Tribunal, those responsible for identity elimination may be held criminally responsible for their actions in Kosovo.


Increase Quota, Invite Opportunities, Improve Economy: An Examination Of The Educational And Employment Crisis Of Undocumented Immigrants And Individuals From Abroad, Brittany Fink Nov 2013

Increase Quota, Invite Opportunities, Improve Economy: An Examination Of The Educational And Employment Crisis Of Undocumented Immigrants And Individuals From Abroad, Brittany Fink

Brittany Fink

No abstract provided.


Exhausted? Video Game Companies And The Battle Against Allowing The Resale Of Software Licenses, Alice J. Won Nov 2013

Exhausted? Video Game Companies And The Battle Against Allowing The Resale Of Software Licenses, Alice J. Won

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

No abstract provided.


Global Patents: Limits Of Transnational Enforcement, Marketa Trimble Nov 2013

Global Patents: Limits Of Transnational Enforcement, Marketa Trimble

Boyd Briefs / Road Scholars

Professor Marketa Trimble presented these materials at the University of Macerata on November 6, 2013. The presentation discussed the increase in transnational patent litigation and what governments must do to protect patent owners in a globalized economy.


Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities - Testimony Of Timothy L. Meyer Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Timothy L. Meyer Nov 2013

Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities - Testimony Of Timothy L. Meyer Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Timothy L. Meyer

Presentations and Speeches

Testimony of Timothy L. Meyers before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on November 5, 2013 concerning the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.


Terrorism, Territorial Sovereignty, And The Forcible Apprehension Of International Criminals Abroad, Jimmy Gurule Nov 2013

Terrorism, Territorial Sovereignty, And The Forcible Apprehension Of International Criminals Abroad, Jimmy Gurule

Jimmy Gurule

No abstract provided.


United States Opposition To The 1998 Rome Statute Establishing An International Criminal Court: Is The Court's Jurisdiction Truly Complementary To National Criminal Jurisdictions?, Jimmy Gurule Nov 2013

United States Opposition To The 1998 Rome Statute Establishing An International Criminal Court: Is The Court's Jurisdiction Truly Complementary To National Criminal Jurisdictions?, Jimmy Gurule

Jimmy Gurule

No abstract provided.


The 1988 U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances - A Ten Year Perspective: Is International Cooperation Merely Illusory?, Jimmy Gurule Nov 2013

The 1988 U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances - A Ten Year Perspective: Is International Cooperation Merely Illusory?, Jimmy Gurule

Jimmy Gurule

On the ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the 1988 U.N. Drug Convention, this Article analyzes whether signatory- parties have complied with the duties and obligations imposed thereunder, and, in particular, whether the Convention has enhanced international cooperation in narcotics enforcement. Part I of this Article examines the legal obligations and duties imposed under the 1988 U.N. Drug Convention, with special emphasis on the provisions aimed at criminalizing money laundering and at forfeiture of illicit drug proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking. Additionally, Part I examines the requirement that parties afford one another the "widest measure of mutual legal assistance …


Unfunding Terror - Perspectives On Unfunding Terror (Panel One), Jimmy Gurule Nov 2013

Unfunding Terror - Perspectives On Unfunding Terror (Panel One), Jimmy Gurule

Jimmy Gurule

According to the FBI, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that claimed the lives of 2,973 innocent civilians required as much as $500,000 to stage. At the time, al Qaeda, the jihadi terrorist organization responsible for the mass killings, was operating on an annual budget between $30 and $50 million. However, despite the obvious fact that terrorists need money to support their terrorist operations and organizational infrastructure, prior to 9/11, preventing the financing of terrorism was not a priority for the United States or international community. Moreover, a comprehensive legal framework to …


Us Intelligence Assets In Mexico Reportedly Tied To Murdered Dea Agent, Jimmy Gurule Nov 2013

Us Intelligence Assets In Mexico Reportedly Tied To Murdered Dea Agent, Jimmy Gurule

Jimmy Gurule

Jimmy Gurule’ was quoted in the FoxNews story US intelligence assets in Mexico reportedly tied to murdered DEA agent By William La Jeunesse, Lee Ross "I think the American people, at least, owe him for the sacrifice that he made to ensure that the people that took his life, that subjected him to torture over a three day period of time are held accountable and brought to justice, says Jimmy Gurule’, the former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. "I'm deeply disappointed about a lot of things," Gurule’ told Fox News. "But we're talking about the release of the murderer …


Public Policy In International Investment And Trade Law: Community Expectations And Functional Decision-Making, Diane A. Desierto Nov 2013

Public Policy In International Investment And Trade Law: Community Expectations And Functional Decision-Making, Diane A. Desierto

Diane A Desierto

This article uses a contextual policy-oriented approach to assess how the standing debate on a State's regulatory freedom has been treated within international investment law (e.g. case-by-case interpretation of variant treaty design in each case), in contrast with how the issue of domestic regulatory autonomy in international trade law has evolved towards coordination (e.g. attempted harmonization of the same set of instruments). The article submits a different view from many primarily trade law/investment law scholars (and other systemic integrationists who idealize a seamless shift from trade law to investment law), who have postulated that this fundamental issue of State regulatory …


Religious Liberties: The International Religious Freedom Act, Richard W. Garnett, Thomas F. Farr, T. Jeremy Gunn, William L. Saunders Nov 2013

Religious Liberties: The International Religious Freedom Act, Richard W. Garnett, Thomas F. Farr, T. Jeremy Gunn, William L. Saunders

Richard W Garnett

No abstract provided.


Does Title Vii Apply In Saudi Arabia? An Analysis Of Eeoc V. Arabian American Oil Co., Barbara J, Fick Nov 2013

Does Title Vii Apply In Saudi Arabia? An Analysis Of Eeoc V. Arabian American Oil Co., Barbara J, Fick

Barbara J. Fick

This article previews the Supreme Court case EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co., 499 U.S. 244 (1991). The author expected the Court to decied whether Congress intended the mandates of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting employment discrimination to extend extraterritorially.